Police investigate report of shooting at New Orleans international airport security checkpoint

The ramp to departures is seen blocked off by emergency vehicles at the New Orleans International Airport, Friday, March 20, 2015, in Kenner, La. Richard White sprayed a TSA agent in the face with wasp killer then slashed a second guard with a machete before a third agent shot him three times at a security checkpoint in the New Orleans international airport Friday. (AP Photos/Jonathan Bachman) (The Associated Press)

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An emergency vehicle is seen in front of an airliner at the New Orleans International Airport, Friday, March 20, 2015, in Kenner, La. Richard White sprayed a TSA agent in the face with wasp killer then slashed a second guard with a machete before a third agent shot him three times at a security checkpoint in the New Orleans international airport Friday. (AP Photos/Jonathan Bachman) (The Associated Press)

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Officers stand at the entrance to New Orleans International Airport, Friday, March 20, 2015, in Kenner, La. Richard White sprayed a TSA agent in the face with wasp killer then slashed a second guard with a machete before a third agent shot him three times at a security checkpoint in the New Orleans international airport Friday. (AP Photos/Jonathan Bachman) (The Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS – Police say they are investigating a shooting at a security checkpoint in a terminal of the New Orleans international airport.

Col. John Fortunato said Friday authorities are en route to the scene and could provide no other details, including whether anyone was injured.

Airport spokeswoman Michelle Wilcut says the shooting happened at a security checkpoint at Concourse B. She says the site has been secured.

Wilcut also said authorities have shut down Concourse B, but the rest of the airport remains open.